UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers joins TODAY to talk about leading her team to victory and winning her first national championship and her school’s record-setting 12th title. She opens up about the chemistry she has with her team,

Bueckers — and her legions of fans — had been waiting for this feeling since she was identified as the next face of women’s college basketball as a high-schooler.

The championship matchup between UConn and South Carolina on Sunday drew 8.5 million viewers and peaked at 9.8 million, making it the third-most watched NCAA women's national championship on ESPN's platforms.